HISTORIC DECISION MADE TO MERGE TWO UNIONS OF SBCO STAFF FOR CREATING A FIGHTING UNITED ASSOCIATION OF SBCO EMPLOYEES TODAY

MERGER OF OUR INDIAN POSTAL SBCO STAFF ASSOCIATION WITH ALL INDIA POSTAL SBCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

My Dear Colleagues - A new and historic decision has been taken by our organisation today. Myself and the CHQ President of our Association Shri.N.Kalinathan with other Office Bearers had a special meeting with the General Secretary and CHQ President of All India Postal SBCO Employees Association Comrades Asit Das and S.Appanraj in New Delhi. The basic idea of the special meeting is to find out ways and means for having a fighting united organisation for protecting the basic interests of all SBCO Employees and Staff.

The Meeting took into consideration that unless our two organisations merge together and function as a single entity, it will be impossible to create a stronger trade union association for our cause. This is the aspiration of the basic membership also.

With this task in mind, and in an atmosphere of mutual good will and accommodation, the leaders of both the SBCO Organisations came to the decision to merge our both Associations and henceforward function under the banner of "All India Postal SBCO Employees Association".

It is also unanimously resolved that all SBCO employees would be approached jointly by us to get their signature in favour of "All India Postal SBCO Employees Association" to win Government Recognition in the ongoing process of Re-verification. We all know very well that the interests of the SBCO Employees can be well protected only if our organisation enjoy Government Recognition.

It is also unanimously decided that within one month of the finalisation of the Re-verification process, the All India Conference will be convened and a unanimous team of Office Bearers will be elected with the representatives of both the SBCO Organisation as per the understanding reached in the meeting.

The Joint Declaration and Circular signed by the General Secretaries and CHQ Presidents of both the SBCO Associations is placed above for information and guidance of all.

We therefore request all our members to ignore our earlier directions and decisions for Re-verification. We also request all our Circle leaders to start obtaining fresh Membership Declaration forms in favour of "All India Postal SBCO Employees Association". The Authorised Office Bearer to sign the Membership Declaration Forms is also given above. Kindly keep contact with the Divisional / Circle Secretaries and Office Bearers of NFPE AIPEU Group 'C' Union [NFPE P3]for necessary guidance and assistance.

I on behalf of all CHQ Office Bearers express our sincere and hearty thanks for all the co-operation rendered by our members to our Association during the past years for which i am always indebted to all of you. I also express my confidence that you will continue to stand with the decision for functioning with a united Association under the name of "All India Postal SBCO Employees Association" for marching ahead towards a stronger Association under the Banner of the historic Federation "National Federation of Postal Employees" [NFPE]

Yours brotherly,

S.P.Kulkarni.